Web Enhanced CFSC & CRFSC In B.C.

This hybrid model of instruction contains the online delivery of theoretical content combined with in-person practical training and testing with certified instructors in your area. This Web enhanced firearms safety course content is developed by in-house certified instructors and master instructors and exceeds the requirements set out by the Canada Firearms Program. Hybrid course Includes:

The Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) Program is British Columbia’s Hunter Education Program. It is also a great program for anyone interested in outdoor recreation.

The CORE Program consists of a practical firearms handling test, and a written examination on all of the following subjects:

Outdoor ethics and game care

Firearm handling and archery equipment

Hunting regulations

Animals of British Columbia

Birds of British Columbia

Outdoor survival, first aid & field craft

Hunter heritage, conservation and wildlife management

The CORE Manual and the Hunting and Trapping Regulation Synopsis are the resource manuals used to learn these subjects.

The Examination Process

Prior to starting the examinations, the CORE Examiner will have you complete a registration form. Until both exams have been successfully completed, the registration form may be kept by the student to be shown to an examiner each time an examination is taken, otherwise the record of the successful completion of a test may be lost.

Two Tests Required

The written examination consists of 75 multiple-choice questions based on the CORE Manual and the Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis.

You must obtain at least 56 points overall (75%) in order to pass the written examination. Supplemental information from the CORE Manual is not tested.

The practical firearms handling examination requires the safe handling of two of the five types of firearm actions, including the identification and loading/unloading use of dummy ammunition. A minimum score of 21 out of 27 is required for a pass. The examiner will provide the firearms.

Individuals who have satisfactorily completed the Canadian Firearm Safety Course (CFSC) need not complete the CORE practical firearm-handling examination.

If you are interested in taking the two courses to both own firearms and to get a BC resident hunter number, Silvercore recomends taking the firearms licensing course (CFSC/CRFSC) course first then the Core Hunter Education Course.

You must provide the CORE Examiner with either the completed CFSC report form showing successful test completion, or a Firearms Acquisition Certificate (FAC) issued after January 1, 1995 or a Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) to be exempted the practical firearms handling examination.

A Possession Only Licence (POL) is NOT acceptable for the exemption to the CORE practical firearms handling exam.

When examining individual core skill development or the construction of a department training program, it is extremely critical to ensure the inclusion of force on force training. Success in the tactical realm depends on mindset, mechanical skills, and good tactics. All three should be vetted out using force on force training. Some new wazoo Youtube technique should never be assumed to be acceptable no matter how excellent the beard of the guy demonstrating it, and nothing is worth anything if it doesn’t hold up to the harsh light of force on force application.

Force on force training should be conducted using tightly scripted scenarios, and never allowed to degenerate into paintball wars. To build the proper winning mindset for your students, they must always be able to be successful. In other words, never script a no win scenario. Further, do not allow them to just “die” if they get hit. Build a fighting mindset by forcing them to work through the barrage of paint, and their “wounds” can be critiqued when the scenario is solved.

Mechanical skills should first be taught with dry practice, tested at the range, and then reinforced with additional dry practice. Shooters and trainers often get caught up with results on the square range, mistaking either paper target scores or par times as the complete end result for success. There is no arguing that measurable performance metrics are important for developing and gauging skill sets, but it is vital to know that the skill sets being trained are relevant to the real world. Script scenarios to test your skill sets, observe the techniques in action, and be critical of their utility. Is that great new reload technique holding up while those paint pellets are flying? Does that draw stroke work while trying to fend off role players in close quarters?

Lastly, tactics absolutely need to get ironed out in force on force training. If you can’t safely execute the tactic while at risk from an armed adversary, then maybe you need to reexamine it. A lot of stuff briefs up really great, but it is just hot air until you gear up and try it out.

If your department cannot afford Simunition conversion kits or you are in the CCW market and can’t attend a training by an authorized Simunition instructor, then consider using airsoft weapons instead. Many CCW oriented instructors offer airsoft courses. The key to this training lies in its structure, and less so on the hardware. If you are really strapped, you can even do scenarios with inert plastic guns (like Ring’s Blueguns, but NEVER with live weapons!) I truly feel that you are not ready for the street if you have not spent some time in force on force training.

The FN 5.7×28mm is a small-caliber, high-velocity cartridge designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. It is a bottlenecked centerfire cartridge that is somewhat similar to the .22 Hornet or .22 K-Hornet.[7] The 5.7×28mm was developed in conjunction with the FN P90 personal defense weapon (PDW) and FN Five-seven pistol, in response to NATO requests for a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.

In 2002 and 2003, NATO conducted a series of tests with the intention of standardizing a PDW cartridge as a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. The tests compared the relative merits of the 5.7×28mm cartridge and the 4.6×30mm cartridge, which was created by Heckler & Koch as a competitor to the 5.7×28mm. The NATO group subsequently recommended the 5.7×28mm cartridge, citing superior performance in testing, but the German delegation objected and the standardization process was indefinitely halted